According to the report of the World Health Organization WHO, a child dies every two minutes of malaria and in Burundi more than 1 million 400 thousand cases of malaria have been reported in the first 14 weeks of 2018 These words are from Dr. Diomede NDAYISENGA, Director of Programs and Projects in the Ministry of Health. He said this this Friday in a media workshop organized as part of the preparation of the 11th World Malaria Day editions 2018.

Diomedes NDAYISENGA says that half of the population that malaria remains at once a major cause and a consequence of world poverty

This disease imposes a heavy burden especially in the poorest countries and the most vulnerable groups.

Still according to Diomede NDAYISENGA, in Burundi malaria remains a major problem public health and is one of the top national health priorities.

According to the WHO report, 216 million new cases of malaria were reported in 2017 with 445 thousand deaths. 90 percent of cases and 93 percent of deaths have been reported in sub-Saharan Africa

The Burundian Agency for the Promotion of Investment API in acronym organized on Tuesday a round table to mobilize funds for the strategic plan 2017-2022. Leonard SENTORE, director of the API indicates that the activities carried out by the API are satisfactory but that they need 16 millions of American dollars for the implementation of this five-year plan reason why the technical and financial support of the partners and the government is necessary.

According to Léonard SENTORE, this agency has set itself the activities to be carried out for a period of 5 years starting from 2017, the objectives that require support. Financial and Technical Issues of Government and Partners

This strategic plan is a plan that focuses primarily on 3 points. The first point is the leadership that API must play in economic development. The second is the customer at the center of API priorities. The third is to make the API a sustainable organization. Adds Leonard SENTORE. And these 3 points will guide this agency for the next 5 years.

Note that this round table that was organized by the IPA saw the presence of the Minister in the Presidency in charge of good governance and plan, the representatives of different ministries, representatives of various embassies and senior executives of the API

]]>https://www.magaratimes.com/en/2018/04/18/burundian-agency-for-investment-promotion-needs-us-16-million-for-2017-2022-five-year-plan-magara-times/feed/030013Intamba Mu Rugamba U20, Pre-selection of twenty-five players convened for preparation against Ethiopia – Magara Timeshttps://www.magaratimes.com/en/2018/04/11/intamba-mu-rugamba-u20-pre-selection-of-twenty-five-players-convened-for-preparation-against-ethiopia-magara-times/
https://www.magaratimes.com/en/2018/04/11/intamba-mu-rugamba-u20-pre-selection-of-twenty-five-players-convened-for-preparation-against-ethiopia-magara-times/#respondWed, 11 Apr 2018 08:50:26 +0000https://magaratimes.com/en/2018/04/11/intamba-mu-rugamba-u20-pre-selection-of-twenty-five-players-convened-for-preparation-against-ethiopia-magara-times/Winner in the first leg of the CAN U21 semi-final draw of two goals at zero (2-0) in Addis Ababa against Ethiopia, the coach of the National Intamba team Mû Rugamba of less than 20 Joslin BIPFUBUSA has convened twenty-five players for the preparation against Ethiopia in the second leg of the 2019 CAN qualifiers, this match scheduled for 21 / April / 2018 at NGOZI at Urukundo Stadium.

In this list, it only shows the players of the first division A (Primus League) as Black Eagle of Makamba who has 8 players, Musongati Fc of Gitega 4 players, Messenger Ngozi 3 players, Ngozi city, Buja city and Lydia Ludic sport 4Africa have two players each one of these teams while Vital’o Fc, Delta star, Les Lierres Fc and Olympic have only one player in this list of the Preselection.

The training sessions will start on Friday 13th / April / 2018 at the National Technical Center (CTN) in Ngagara

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https://www.magaratimes.com/en/2018/04/10/international-day-for-health-magara-times/#respondMon, 09 Apr 2018 22:47:12 +0000http://magaratimes.com/en/2018/04/10/international-day-for-health-magara-times/Burundi is one of the countries with the highest index of hunger, that 40%, calorific insufficiency in food is 1600 while the average should be greater than 2000, the rate of malnutrition still high, that of 58%. It was by Faustin NDIKUMANA President of PARCEM, Word and Actions for Awakening Consciousness and Evolution of Mentalities, this Monday during a press briefing on the occasion of the celebration of the international day dedicated to health, celebrated on April 4 of each year.

According to him, the demographic growth makes that there is lack of a step of investment so that the number of the districts and health centers can follow the increase of the population for standard standards accepted

The standards show that one doctor for every 10,000 inhabitants is needed, but sometimes in Burundi one doctor per 20,000 or even 30,000 inhabitants; 3 or 4 nurses by a health center whereas one should have a minimum of 6 or 7. The needs to fill these gaps were evaluated at 1651 billions over 5 years, but the mobilization of the funds was not enough. Faustin NDIKUMANA says that the big part comes from the technical partners of the finances (PTF), almost 41%.

Faustin NDIKUMANA calls then to the mobilization of funds in the national program of health development with a view to improving and updating the field of health in Burundi. And the ministry of health, which is a technical ministry, should be responsible for people from skills.

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https://www.magaratimes.com/en/2018/03/27/world-water-day-magara-times/#respondTue, 27 Mar 2018 04:19:47 +0000http://magaratimes.com/en/2018/03/27/world-water-day-magara-times/Some Burundians deplore the lack of drinking water and launch a cries of alarm. This is happening where March 22, Burundi and the world celebrate the World Water Day.

Without this drinking water, many Burundians use the water of rivers near them like Ntahanga, Mugere, Rusizi, or the water of Lake Tanganyika

The Ministry of Water, Environment, Spatial Planning and Urbanism and the Régideso answered questions from journalists, questions about the challenges that drinking water faces. The issues raised are, among others, the pollution of Lake Tanganyika, the anarchic constructions near rivers and lakes, the lack of protection of natural resources, without forgetting the question of what must be done so that all the Burundian population can access drinking water.

The Ministry of Water, Environment and Urbanism, then calls on the Burundian population to protect the high mountains and hills by trees, to trace the distorted erosion by planting fixing trees to protect lakes, rivers

The Magaratimes newspaper then decided to talk with the population of Ruziba in the Kanyosha area. Desired GAHUNGU, one of the inhabitants of this locality tells us: “It happens that we spend two weeks without having drinking water. And that goes to pick us up in the Mugere River or in Lake Tanganyika. And it is this very water from the lake or the river that we drink ”

According to Désiré, the consequences are numerous. “Sometimes our children drown in the lake by going to draw water because to have water that is a little clean you have to go a little far. He tells us. “As a further consequence, our children are getting a lot of diseases from lack of drinking water. ”

Finally, the population of this area calls for the state to be supplied with drinking water near their homes.

Remember that this day will be celebrated this Saturday in Giheta commune, Gitega province, under the theme. “Drinking water for sustainable development.